How to help my dog - Aggression - finishing rehab?
How to help my dog - Aggression - finishing rehab? Dogs Training Discussions
My dog came to me with 3 months after being severely abused and left to die by the previous owners. He developed a severe people aggression due to fear which is now very much diminished. He is a guard dog but has 3 hours of exercise and socialization daily including walks, fetch, tug-o-war. I am experienced with dogs but need some last tips to finish my dogs rehab. He is now at ease around people and obeys commands. The only situation that i am finding very hard to reverse is when someone directly crosses me (cms away from me) or talks to me with alot of gestures and emotional voice. If people are still or even walking i do a command *next* and he deals well with it but when the street is very narrow and she is just walking on free mode she will react. She has never bitten on leash. Help me finish the work with this dog! It will mean lot =D All this behaviour only happens with strangers. With people that he knows he is just mellow and a sweet heart. Obeys every command, only eats on order and is very respecteful.She shifts out of this state in mere seconds if people hand her treats. This only happens with complete strangers. I have done that lydia and with those she is fine. I wanna improve the condition with people i cannot present (like people just passing by in those very specific cases) and make her ignore them (i try to redirect with food but doesnt always work - she gets nervous)With all due respect to people that have answered I have improved her so called not improving aggression to a point where her quality of life is great and she does not pose a risk to society. If you say that aggression cannot be diminished you have never worked or rehabilitated aggressive dogs before as i have. She is not perfect but she has evolved from a creature that used to go rampage as soon as she saw someone at meters of distance to a dog i can comfortably go to the beach, to the coffee, to the dog park. She has walked 80% of the way i just wanted some hints to finish the 20% left.